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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Large format hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket has some very mild tanning and a bit of foxing confined to the edge of the rear flap and near the bottom of the front panel, the jacket is clean and attractive, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, features the splendid, detailed drawings of the author .

England: The Model Aeronautical Press, Ltd.. Very Good. 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, 160 pages, "A review of the year's aeromodelling throughout the world in theory and practice; together with useful data, contest results and authoritative articles, produced by staff and contributors of the Aeromodeller," illustrated with diagrams, a clean, presentable copy with a few minor flaws: an ownership stamp on the first blank end-paper, moderate fading to the gold spine-title, rubbing to the cloth at the spine-ends, binding is tight, contents are fine .

Michigan State University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0870134108 . Large format hardcover with dustjacket, book looks new, no remarkable flaws, the jacket has rubbing to the glossy surface, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "a groundbreaking volume on quiltmaking traditions within the state's African American communities," illustrated throughout and includes a quilting bibliography; ; 162 pages .

The Chipstone Foundation/Milwaukee Art Museum. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0972435395 . Large format hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, signed by the author on the title page, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, the original glassine jacket has some rubbing as is usual for this type of jacket, "a book about a specific group of objects that are spiritually linked through their association with an early nineteenth-century cultural phenomenon known then and now simply as Fancy," packed with illustrations and includes a ribbon bookmark and a Select Bibliography; ; 267 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Chemical Publishing Company. Near Fine. 1953. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, excellent condition, a small brown blemish on the blank page preceding the Foreword page is the only significant flaw, includes illustrations; 144 pages .

Wellington, New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed. Near Fine. 1976. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. 0589000055 . Hardcover, no dustjacket, color-photo cover, excellent condition with one minor flaw: moderate rubbing to the glossy surface of the back cover, illustrated throughout with photos and diagrams, nice gift copy; 96 pages .

Brigham Young University Press. Near Fine. 1981. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. 0842518266 . Large paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, features "step-by-step instructions, combined with more than 700 photographs and illustrations"; 255 pages .

New York: New York Historical Society. Near Fine. 1965. Hardcover. Hardcover, issued without a dustjacket, excellent condition, the binding is tight and clean, the contents are fine and there are no remarkable flaws, produced in an edition of 1,175 copies as stated on the Kingsport Press insert affixed to the inside of the front cover, "This volume, covering the years 1800 through 1804, continues the account of the arts and crafts in New York City as depicted in its newspapers....organized into major categories and subdivisions. It contains a detailed record of the artists, artisians, and craftsmen who solicited patronage through New York City newspapers" ; 537 pages .

C & T Publishing. Fine. 1998. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. 1571200460 . Large paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, "a celebration of contemporary Baltimore-style Album quiltmaking, ...filled with stunning color photographs"; ; ; 40 pages .

Dutton. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0525061401 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket has mild creasing and two short edge-tears at top of spine and a 2 inch closed tear on front of jacket, the jacket is clean and presentable, the original price (12.50) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, also includes a bibliography and nearly a hundred plates ; ; 202 pages .

Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1984. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0517551551 . Large format hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, "a spellbinding tour of the island and the art, displaying examples of the finest antique and contemporaty batik from 30 museums and private collections around the world," features color plates of the art-work and black and white photos of the people, book has a small faded area at bottom spine and is in great shape overall, the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine, the jacket has scuffing to the glossy surface and a bit of edge-wear, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included; 150 pages .

Bellingham, Washington: Glass Mountain Press. Very Good+. 1998. 2nd Edition. Trade Paperback. Large paperback, mild signs of use to the cover, clean, attractive copy with no significant flaws, "Formerly 'Ed's Big Handbook of Glassblowing' - it has been revised, updated, and now sports an Index making it easier to to find what you need," illustrated with drawings ; 120 pages .

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Freemans. Fine. 2018. Trade Paperback. Large paperback auction catalogue in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, many color illustrations throughout, "Born in Bristol PA Bonnie graduated from local boarding school Eden Hall in 1963 before attending the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. An accomplished journalist, she worked for more than two decades for various boating publications; in 1985, she co-founded Power and Motoryacht magazine, which held the distinction of being the first qualified-circulation consumer publication in the boating industry. The sale opens with works by Pennsylvania artists such as studio woodworkers Wharton Esherick and George Nakashima, as well as impressionists Kenneth Nunamaker, Harry Leith-Ross and John Folisbee" .

Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Company. Very Good-. 1976. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0801962943 . Large format hardcover, no dustjacket, the black cover has several stains, the binding is tight and the contents are fine, a presentation bookplate is present on the inside of the front cover, illustrated throughout; 407 pages .

Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Company. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1946. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, "A book written in simple language, defining words, phrases and expressions pertaining to the building trades," alphabetically-arranged and illustrated throughout with drawings, the former owner's name is present on the inside of the front cover (hidden by the jacket flap) and the spine-ends are a bit crinkled, book is in nice shape overall, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine, the jacket has substantial edge-loss, mainly at the top of the rear panel, the front panel illustration is in decent shape and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .

University of Pennsylvania Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. 0812209907 . Large, sturdy paperback with the original illustrated dustjacket, catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Arthur Ross Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania November 12, 1994 to February 12, 1995," illustrated throughout in color, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, the jacket is also in great shape with one minor flaw: a small circular red label has been placed near the top front corner of the front panel, removing the label would result in damage to the jacket so we have let it be (please see our photo) ; ; 72 pages .

New York: MacMillan & Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. 6th Printing. Hardcover. 0916658473 . Hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, the former owner's name label on the inside of the front cover is the only remarkable flaw, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine, the jacket has a few short edge-tears and a vertical crease on the front flap, the jacket is clean and presentable, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included ; ; 128 pages .

Doylestown, PA: James A. Michener Art Museum. Very Good-. 2000. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. 1879636123 . Oblong paperback, catalogue of an exhibition held December 16, 2000 - March 18, 2001 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, illustrated throughout in color and black and white, includes a bibliography, "I invite you through this exhibition and catalogue to recognize the frame as an important art form, and to appreciate the significance of that art form's practitioners from Bucks County," the cover has a partial label on the back cover and some soiling on the back cover also, the binding is tight and the contents are fine .

Doylestown, PA: James A. Michener Art Museum. Very Good. 2001. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Oblong paperback, exhibition catalogue, "a group of nationally-known painters and the presence of accomplished craftspersons with an interest in the fine arts - helped to make Bucks County one of the important American centers for framemaking in the first half of the twentieth century," illustrated in color and black and white and includes a bibliography, this copy has a small surface-bruise at the bottom of the front cover and some mild edge-wear, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine .

Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0811710173 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, beautiful gift copy, book and jacket are in excellent condition, there are no remarkable flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "learn about the tools and materials for this craft and master the basic techniques for carving simple fish decoys," illustrated with drawings, color photos, and black and white photos, includes a bibliography ; 141 pages .